Tritons earn season split with Seahawks with win

January 8, 2013

Unlike the first meeting of the season, this time Mariner made the key plays down the stretch to beat crosstown rival Cape Coral 40-35 Thursday night at The Nest.

Rodney Hunter, the only player to reach double figures for either team, led the Tritons with 18 points. Joe Mesaros and David Flynn topped Cape with nine points apiece.

"It was two evenly matched teams, but we were able to make the last run of the game," said Tritons coach James Harris. "We learned a lot in the last month about how to play when behind and make the late run."

Golden Gate 2, Cape Coral 2: Cape Coral took an early lead, but had to rally in the final minutes to settle for a tie with Golden Gate Tuesday night at Cape.

Cape led 1-0 until Golden Gate tied it up before halftime, then the Seahawks got a tying goal in the final minute from Mateo Perez on an assist by Oscar Camacho to avert a loss. Laz Vera with an assist from Perez scored Cape's opening goal.

Alex Colazzo made five saves in goal with Austin Lachmann adding six saves for the Seahawks (13-2-2), who play Thursday night at Lehigh.